A Rare Zitan Gong Hammer – Recent Buy

A Rare Zitan Gong Hammer – 老虎古董 – 购买中国古董 – Tiger Antiques

A Rare Zitan Gong Hammer – 老虎古董 – 购买中国古董 – Tiger Antiques

Description: A rare Zitan gong hammer carved with a dragon in flight amongst dense scrolling clouds. Notes! There is little doubt that zitan was reserved for important pieces, as zitan had become a very expensive commodity by the early Qing period, as a result of excessive logging throughout the Min…